Shona Weldon

Shona Weldon currently serves as a Senior Staff Software Developer at Altair, focusing on feature development for DSim, a SystemVerilog compiler and hardware simulator, while managing CI/DI flows with GitLab and ADO. Prior experience includes a role as Senior Software Developer at Metrics Technologies, where Shona was involved in the implementation of features for both current and next-generation SystemVerilog compilers and simulators. Other positions include Director of Engineering & Sr Software Engineer at Acaveo Inc., Design Specialist at Esterline CMC Electronics, and Software Developer & Modelling Consultant at whatIf? Technologies Inc. Shona also contributed to the semiconductor design industry as a Sr. R&D Software Engineer at Synopsys, and previously worked in roles at Numerical Technologies, Intrexa, Descartes Systems Group, and Deutsche Bank. Education includes a BMath with a joint major in Computer Science and Combinatorics and Optimization from the University of Waterloo - St. Jerome's University.